Justice, Equality and Constructivism: Essays on G. A. Cohen's Rescuing Justice and Equality

ISBN: 978-1-4051-9175-3

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138 pages

July 2009, Wiley-Blackwell

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A critical discussion of the work of G.A. Cohen who has made a considerable contribution to contemporary political theory as an egalitarian and a critic of John Rawls
Offers a critical perspective on his significant work on equality and constructivism including topics from his eagerly anticipated new book Rescuing Justice and Equality
The contributors to this volume are noted for their own work on these topics, and here offer explorations of Cohen’s themes and detailed criticism of his arguments
Challenges Cohen’s view of the centrality of equality to justice, of the scope for free choice of occupation and economic incentives, as well as his view that fundamental principles of justice are insensitive to facts
This volume will be of great value to students and professionals working in political theory and moral philosophy